On Monday, Spain boss Luis Enrique named his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Greece, Georgia and Kosovo this month.
There were four first-time call-ups to the senior squad including Barcelona teenage midfield star Pedri and 20-year-old winger Bryan Gil – who is starring on loan at Eibar from Sevilla.
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However, there were plenty of notable absentees from the 23-man squad.
Luis Enrique often makes wholesale changes to his squads and the latest round of selections has left a lot of established stars out of the squad, as highlighted by Marca.
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalga is no longer in the squad, while a defensive quartet of Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid), Nacho Fernandez (Real Madrid) and Sergio Reguilon (Tottenham) are all excluded.
A midfield trio of Mikel Merino, Marco Asensio and Saul Niguez – of Real Sociedad, Madrid and Atleti respectively – alongside an attacking trident of Adama Traore (Wolves), Rodrigo Moreno (Leeds) and Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao) are also left out.
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